Philanthropist Brook J. Lenfest has committed $7 million to Penn State through his foundation to create the Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Trustee Scholarship to benefit Penn State students from the Philadelphia area.

Penn State is offering a interdisciplinary, hands-on summer program for students, which is set to begin in May. This immersive leadership experience in sustainable energy and business will be held at the GridSTAR Center at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia through support provided by the Sustainability Institute.

Work on a $39 million building project at The Navy Yard complex in Philadelphia will be completed by this fall, according to an update given to the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (Jan. 16).

Penn State Brandywine will kick off its annual Spring Speaker Series with a presentation from Sean Moir, local Revolutionary War aficionado. Students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to join Moir as he presents “A Fortnight in Chester County: The Philadelphia Campaign of 1777” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the Main Building, Room 113.

A powerful collaboration of researchers, manufacturers and economic development officials are embarking on a groundbreaking demonstration project for smart-grid, net zero energy buildings called the GridSTAR Center — a Smart Energy Campus initiative at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia. Spearheaded by Penn State with support from the U.S. Department of Energy, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), the GridSTAR Net Zero Energy Demonstration Structure is the first phase of the GridSTAR Center.

Penn State, with support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Economic Development Administration, celebrated the development of two buildings at the Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub during a groundbreaking ceremony on April 24 at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia region is poised to become one of the nation's leaders in energy-efficient building stock, thanks to a partnership among city leaders, utility companies, private businesses and Penn State — to name just a few of the key players.

Penn State's Board of Trustees on Jan. 18 approved final renovation and construction plans for the Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub headquarters building complex at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The EEB Hub is a national effort to make commercial and multifamily residential buildings more energy efficient.

The designs for the EEB Hub building complex from the architectural firm of KieranTimberlake of Philadelphia, include renovation of an existing 38,000-square-foot building and the construction of a new 25,200-square-foot building. The buildings will facilitate public education and outreach, and function as the headquarters for the EEB Hub. The total project budget for both buildings combined is $39 million, funded by the state and grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Economic Development Administration. Completion of both renovation and construction is expected by spring 2014.

The Penn State men's hockey team will travel to the City of Brotherly Love to face off against Vermont Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Wells Fargo Center for the Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff. Puck drop between the Nittany Lions and the Catamounts is scheduled at 8 p.m. The inaugural Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff will be televised live on the Comcast Network with Jim Jackson (play-by-play) and Steve Coates (analyst) on the call. Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia can be found on Comcast Cable SD channel 8 and HD channel 846.

Students interested in purchasing tickets for the Penn State men's hockey team's game against Vermont at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center Jan. 19 can take advantage of a special bus and ticket package through the Penn State Athletic Ticket Office.

Tickets for the March 9 Penn State-Lehigh men's lacrosse matchup at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. are on sale now The finale of the 2013 Whitman's Sampler Independence Classic presented by Inside Lacrosse at the home of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union, Penn State and Lehigh tangle in a match of top 15 foes.

Penn State's Wednesday, Dec. 5, game vs. La Salle at the Palestra in Philadelphia will be televised live by the NBC Sports Network, it was announced Monday (Nov. 26). The game, originally scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip, will now tipoff at 9 p.m.